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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1890
Page
4
The Financial Department appears on page six, the Commercial Department on pages six and seven, and the Ship News on page three indicating section locations in the newspaper.
Amusements tonight include Russian Art Exhibition at Theal&Ee on Washington Street from 9 to 10.30 pm. The Sudan at Boston Meser on Tremont near Scollay. London Assurance at Grosvenor’s on Washington. Francis Wilson in The Merry Monarch at Grano Opera House. Hallen and Hart in Later On at Hollis Street Theatre. Agnes Huntington in Paul Jones at Howard and The Night Owls at Athenarium. Jefferson-Florence at Theatre on Washington, Rosina Vokes at Tremont, and Star Course Lecture at Tremont Temple.
The New York Tribune is criticized for its stance on the market decline blamed on confidence in government policy. Pennsylvania results show Quay’s large vote for governor and Patterson’s Democratic surge, with Delamater and other figures trailing. Discussions touch on proposed interconvertible bonds, paternalistic ideas, and legacy schemes in federal finance.
The text notes Assad Farran’s Friday affidavit supporting Benny’s story and his Saturday assertion that the Jamie son tale is entirely misunderstood and untrue. It recalls Farran denying an oath in London in 1888 before the Emin relief committee, affecting witness credibility and weakening Barttelot’s opponents. Stanley’s prior denials are questioned.
The Fifth report of the National Civil Service Reform League shows political motives in presidential post office staffing under President Harrison. Among 437 removals or resignations, 427 were Democrats. 513 postmasters appointed, 510 were Republicans. The committee cites Inspector use, party work by appointees, and letters from Cochswell and Morse, concluding political influence pervades appointments and removals despite claimed nonpartisanship.
Postoffice Department figures led by Clarkson Wanamaker and Foulker review a letter from Marshall Cushoine to Mr Wanamaker. The note asks why both parties should discard insincerities for the law and return to the old system, a claim described as the first cabinet officer led inquiry based on assuming the party platform was insincere and unpatriotic.
The War Department release highlights lineal promotions, officer examinations, and military justice reforms, noting a drop in desertions and urging better pay for noncommissioned officers. It also calls for strengthened coast defenses and a measured defense of national security amid funding limits. The article also surveys Irish politics, suggesting Mr. Parnell may not remain a leader, with implications for Home Rule and party unity.
The piece foresees a likely early deadlock in Parliament with Irish affairs dominating. The government aims to move the land purchase bill before Christmas while the opposition shifts focus to Tipperary. A ministerial push for a brief Queen's address debate may fail, leading to procedural clashes and a bitter early session amid Irish leadership tensions.
The article critiques a ballot reform law for fixing a ballot size that cannot be cut from standard paper. City printers had to produce a special sheet for twenty tickets, made to order and rushed, incurring extra cost per pound on 80 000 pounds used. It argues a brief meeting with a small job office could have saved taxpayers money.
The Rev A B Coats of Oneonta Nova Scotia has accepted the call to become pastor of the First Baptist Church of Beverly. A bullet fired into a sleeper in Cincinnati recently nearly hit Stuart Robson the comedian. William H H Crane fainted during the third act of Senators matinee in New York. understudy finished the act. Booth thanked his Baltimore audience on his birthday and a portrait was sent to Belair for display in the county courthouse gallery.
Letter to the editor defends Lockhart against charges of altering Scott's diary. Justin Winsor notes Douglas found Lockhart cited about half the diary and compared it with the Life, finding his use exact and impartial. Boston, Nov 16, 1890.
In Boston a view of the Barings firm highlights deep American links through the Ward family and Kidder Peabody. It recalls Alexander Baring Lord Ashburton’s treaty with Webster, and Thomas Baring’s 1852 loan for Cochituate water works, with notes on stampede of social and financial ties across generations.
Miss Agnes Huntington and her Paul Jones company arrived in Boston after a near fatal accident on the Cheshire road. She speaks of life in England and plans to open a theatre near Charing Cross, aiming to blend English and American stage elements. Her Boston engagement begins tonight at Hollis Street Theatre.
The seventh regular Sunday night concert featured overtures from Freischutz and Romeo and Juliet, Bizet suites, a Bendix trio with two flutes and harp, and Berlioz L Enfance du Christ. Solos by Mrs. Alice Bates Rice and Mr. Listemann earned praise while the wind section drew mild critique.
The evening concert opens a trio of chamber programs by the N E C Chamber Music Club at Union Hall. The program features Lobeck quintette in F for flute oboe clarinet horn and bassoon Saint Saens Tarantela op six for piano flute and clarinet and Lhuillier sextette op six for piano flute oboe horn and bassoon.
Danbury Conn Nov 16 hat manufacturers voted to lock out 2000 trimming department girls on Monday. The Trimmer's Association abolished the articles of agreement. If the trimmers insist on their demands, all twenty local factories could shut, risking unemployment for about 10 000 hatters.
A collage of brief vignettes from late 19th century press humor and social scenes. The snippets feature candid banter about marriage expectations, pawnbrokers, remorse, polite society, a late night restaurant scene, Carlyle riding omnibus, rare Shakespeare editions up for auction, and a misidentification anecdote at an art gallery, all capturing urban life and letters.
Opinion piece argues Republicans should curb tariff schedules at the upcoming short session. It urges restoring the wool duty, removing coarse mixing wool duties, and freeing minds from fears of rising clothing prices. It backs Blaine to expand markets and notes the Warmers' Alliance may dissolve.
A Philadelphia Lime commentary notes Blaine pursues actual reciprocity in commerce rather than the McKinley bill. It praises him as the only Washington figure not sidelined by past changes, working fruitfully in this tariff reform field.
England’s John Murray and America’s Little, Brown & Co prepare a two volume revised edition of William Smith’s Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. It adds 500 pages, 200 new articles, and 450 woodcuts. The work reflects recent archaeology and new contributors. Also Lieinrich Von sybel Founding of the German Empire translated for publication with portraits of William I, Frederick, William II, Bismarck and Moltke.
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